The Hostage (2006 film)

The Hostage (Latvian: Ķīlnieks, Estonian: Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu) is a 2006 Latvian-Estonian comedy film directed by Laila Pakalniņa.[1]

The Hostage
LatvianĶīlnieks
EstonianKoer, lennuk ja laulupidu
Directed byLaila Pakalniņa
Written byLaila Pakalniņa
Produced byArko Okk, Laila Pakalniņa, Igor Pediček
Production
companies
Acuba Film, Casablanca Film Production (Slovenia), Company Hargla (Latvia)
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
CountriesEstonia, Latvia
LanguageLatvian

Cast

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  • Branko Završan as Hijacker
  • Kristaps Mednis as Tom
  • Ieva Puķe as Mother
  • Pauls Butkevics as Antons
  • Ivars Brakovskis as Visvaldis
  • Valdis Liepiņš as Detective
  • Kaljo Kiisk as Old man
  • Jaan Rekkor as Coach
  • Jēkabs Nākums as Self
  • Maija Apine
  • Rūdolfs Plēpis
  • Imants Strads

Release

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The Hostage was screened at the 2006 Warsaw International Film Festival in Poland.[1]

Awards

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The film received the following awards:[1]

  • 2007: Kinoshock Open Film Festival for states of the CIS and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Anapa, Russia), best operator work: Arko Okk
  • 2007: The National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps (Latvia), best artist's work: Jurģis Krāsons; several nominations in other categories

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu (2006) Eesti filmi andmebaas". efis.ee. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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